Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Unrest In Syria -- News Updates May 17, 2011



Mass Grave Found Outside Syrian Protest City As Troops Stop Relatives From Reclaiming Bodies -- The Daily Mail

The Syrian Interior Ministry has denied that a mass grave had been found near the southern city of Deraa, which the army entered last month to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

'Reports of a mass grave in Deraa are completely untrue,' state television quoted the Interior Ministry as saying, adding they were part of a 'campaign of incitement' against Syria.

Deraa residents said on Monday villagers had pulled 13 bodies from a single grave discovered in farmland on the outskirts of the southern city.

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More News On The Unrest In Syria

Tanks storm south Syria city as U.S. piles on pressure -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Syrian opposition calls general strike, crackdown continues -- Yahoo News/AFP
Syrian activists call general strike in new tactic -- Yahoo News/AP

Mass grave reportedly discovered in Syria
-- L.A. Times
Syrian mass grave found near Deraa, residents say -- The Guardian
Residents say bodies lie in streets of Syrian border town -- MSNBC/Reuters
Syria Denies Mass Graves Near Daraa -- Radio Free Europe
Syrian government denies mass grave found near Daraa -- CNN
Horrific picture emerges of besieged Syria -- Herald Sun

Syrian refugees describe gangs fomenting sectarian strife
-- Christian Science Monitor
For Syria refugees, Lebanese relatives give sanctuary -- AFP
Official: A few Syrian soldiers flee to Lebanon -- CNN

U.S. and EU say they plan new steps on Syria
-- Reuters
US, EU prepare new sanctions on Syria, condemn brutal crackdown on protesters -- Washington Post
US, Europe warn Syria of further steps within days -- AFP
US, EU to Take 'Additional Steps' Against Syria -- Voice of America
Stop the violence in Syria -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, The Hill

Assad Family Grip on Syria Hampers Reform -- Voice of America
Syria: An Inconvenient Revolution -- Robert Zeliger, PBS Newshour
Assad's clever stratagem pays off on the Israeli border -- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph
Brotherhood Raises Syria Profile -- Wall Street Journal

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